Table 3 Detailed comparison of the US 2022 physician workforce report data with AI-generated images
US 2022 physician workforce report | Midjourney | P value | ChatGPT DALL-E 2 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female sex (n, %) | |||||
Overall | 6′972/21′678 (32.2%) | 333/700 (47.6%) | < 0.001 | 121/700 (17.3%) | < 0.001 |
Pediatric intensivists | 1′556/3′099 (50.2%) | 57/100 (57.0%) | 0.181 | 48/100 (48.0%) | 0.664 |
Surgical intensivists | 1′064/2′980 (35.7%) | 58/100 (58.0%) | < 0.001 | 1/100 (1.0%) | < 0.001 |
Medical intensivists | 4′352/15′599 (27.9%) | 90/300 (30.0%) | 0.422 | 58/300 (19.3%) | 0.001 |
White (n, %)* | |||||
Overall | 11′950/21′678 (55.1%) | 426/700 (60.9%) | 0.003 | 427/700 (61.0%) | 0.002 |
Pediatric intensivists | 1′909/3′099 (61.6%) | 61/100 (61.0%) | 0.903 | 427/700 (61.0%) | < 0.001 |
Surgical intensivists | 1′961/2′980 (65.8%) | 70/100 (70.0%) | 0.384 | 52/100 (52.0%) | 0.004 |
Medical intensivists | 8′080/15′599 (51.8%) | 172/300 (57.3%) | 0.057 | 186/300 (62.0%) | < 0.001 |
Age < 40 years (n, %) | |||||
Overall | 5′181/21′678 (23.9%) | 345/700 (49.3%) | < 0.001 | 373/700 (53.3%) | < 0.001 |
Pediatric intensivists | 725/3′099 (23.4%) | 83/100 (83.0%) | < 0.001 | 67/100 (67.0%) | < 0.001 |
Surgical intensivists | 790/2′980 (26.5%) | 43/100 (43.0%) | < 0.001 | 54/100 (54.0%) | < 0.001 |
Medical intensivists | 3′666/15′599 (23.5%) | 109/300 (36.3%) | < 0.001 | 152/300 (50.7%) | < 0.001 |